wharfrat71 wrote:
Hey Strider, hope you are doing good. Quick question: how did you find that good deal? I'm a first time flyer, do you have any tricks??haha I went on Southwest, departing from Houston, and couldn't find anything close to that price. Thanks in advance for any help!!! Just holding out for the right price, last week United said $358.10 for roundtrip Houston>SFO, but I wasn't prepared yet.
I have been checking both Travelocity and Southwest often over the last couple of weeks. Checking both SFO and Oakland airports. Departing 26th-29th and returning the 1st-3rd. If I selected any other travel days than the ones I did I would have been paying close to double. Same goes for time of flight on days selected. The flights I got were the only ones that cheap. All others were again close to double the price.
Sales are almost always on Tuesdays and some of the best bargains go early in the morning.
If I find something on Travelocity, I always go to the airlines website, sometimes it's cheaper, but not always.
Keep at it. Be diligent and persistent and you'll get something that works. Since it is a holiday (NYE) I wouldn't suggest waiting too much longer, as prices have been and most likely will continue to rise.
Best of luck to all still trying to make travel arrangements!